Author: Christine Rose

  • Totally Square (Podcast)

    Don’t lose a sale. Learn about this little handy (and really cool) device that will allow you to take credit cards right on your smart phone! No contracts or monthly fees. And no, they’re not paying me, but they should be! I pimp the SQUARE wherever I can, just because it’s so fricken cool! Original…

  • Guest Post: Publishing – Why It Just Isn’t the Same

    Guest Post by Dee Mason. Book publishers must be sitting uneasily right about now. With the recent launch of four new kindle editions (including one that’s bound to take some market share from the iPad), it’s for certain that Amazon is betting on e-publishing as the wave of the future. In this year alone, we’ve…

  • Kickstarter for O. M. Grey

    Today my alter ego O. M. Grey launched her Kickstarter Project Campaign to raise publishing funds (and get a new podcasting mic). Please take a look at the project and the little vlog she made for the campaign. She’s got some great rewards like free eBooks, author signed books, a mention in the acknowledgements, a…

  • eBook Revolution, Part 2 (Podcast)

    The time of the eBook is now. eBooks sales have surpassed both paperback and hardback combined. Through this revolution, emerging authors have a better chance than ever to be seen and to find their readers. Through Amazon’s Kindle and other eBook platforms, now readers can find you, too. Learn how to utilize Amazon’s KDP, B&N’s…

  • eBook Revolution (Podcast)

    The time of the eBook is now. eBooks sales have surpassed both paperback and hardback combined. Through this revolution, emerging authors have a better chance than ever to be seen and to find their readers. Through Amazon’s Kindle and other eBook platforms, now readers can find you, too. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 16 –…

  • Sporadic Posts

    This summer has been one of great loss and grief. Not only did I suffer the betrayal of a dear friend, but I also lost two of my three doghters to death. They were old, 14 and 15 years old, but they were my baby girls just the same. So my little family was cut…

  • Marketing Through Blog Tours, Contests, & More (Podcast)

    What on earth is a Blog Tour? Find out in today’s episode along with how best to implement said tour. Also, are contests worth the time and effort? What about podcasting, newsletters, or paid advertisements? Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 15 Marketing Through Blog Tours, Contests, & More. Read more about the book, Publishing &…

  • 10 Years Ago

    Like everyone else who was alive and old enough to form narrative memories on that horrible day, I remember exactly where I was when I heard about the attacks. I remember the questions that came pouring in, the exaggerated death toll, the fear of what it all meant. I remember feeling scared and confused. It…

  • Marketing Through Your Blog (Podcast)

    The most important part of your online presence is your blog. But what to write about? How do you fill your blog with relevant content? How do you blog 3x a week and still find time to write your fiction? Some ideas, herein. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 14 Marketing Through Your Blog. Read more…

  • Google Alerts, TwitterFeed, & Author Sites (Podcast)

    Learn how to utilize Google Alerts and TwitterFeed to automate relevant information for your Twitter presence. Additionally, I talk a little about Author Sites like Goodreads, Library Thing, and others. Publishing & Marketing Realities: Episode 13, Google Alerts, TwitterFeed, & Author Sites. Read more about the book, Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author.